[Magdalen] Film reviews?

[James Oppenheimer]

We liked the Monuments Men very, very much.  It is a fine movie in all
respects.  Uh, if you like the premise.  I'm sure lots of folks would be
bored stiff; they wouldn't know what was at stake.



James W. Oppenheimer
*“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente

On Sun, Sep 21, 2014 at 10:48 PM, Susan Hutchinson <shutchinsonca at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
> On 2014-09-21, at 6:12 PM, M J [Mike] Logsdon wrote:
>
> > "The Book Thief" and "The Monuments Men" both got middling reviews.  I
> will most likely buy both DVDs, but I was wondering what others here think
> of them.  (Please forgive if discussed before.  Movies for me only have
> life after they're on DVD.)
>
> I loved "The Book Thief" -- also liked "The Monuments Men" -- but found
> the the second rather more Americanized than I'd like. The story bigs up
> the American role and diminishes the role of others in the project.
>
> The Book Thief is wonderfully nuanced and deserves the acclaim. I think it
> is also a film that would resonate with teens and young adults.
>
> blessings
> Susan
>
> The Rev. Susan Hutchinson
> 604-319-7148
> shutchinsonca at gmail.com
>
>